New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-07
CANADA SNOW.SHOERS WELCOMED.
THREE HUNDRED OF THEM IN THIS CITY.

SONGS AND CHEERS AT ONE ExCHANGE-TIIE PREsf.
DENT OF ANOTHER TOSSED IN A BLANKET.
About 800 Canadien snDw-sb0ers made this city the
objective point OF their ANIMAL excursion yesterday and
marched through The streets seeing The sights and beng
welcomed and entertained all Sides Their brilliant
club costumes and robustngures made them attractive
sight, while the music Of their trass band compelled
attention.
The uniform Is similar to that worn bv tobosganers.
with which NEWCOMERS already familiar and con-
sists OF a blanket coal with capotes or hooda long
funne-shared wOollen caps or "tuques." ornamented
with tasse, knesbreeches Of flannel. long woolles
stockings. and OF untanned deer skin Every
rut shoes his moccasins yestsrdsy ia
keep his feet dry and carried his snowshoes HE
back. suspended round his neck by the long rawbids
thongs Used to lash them on the Feet While rod AMI
blue stripes seem to be the avore color among then
the darker colors certainly looked better. Tie red
gray blue and fawncolorei backgrounds with contrast
Ing stripes evoked much admiration along the streets.
The meu arrived about o a. m. at the Grand Central
Station, being two hours behind time. This maia
necessary change In the programme, and accoringly
the march over ,he Brooklyn Bridge omitted Quick
time made from Forty second-st down Fifth We.
amt Broadway to the Metropolitan HOTEL where break
fast served number Of houses along Fiith-ave.
hal been decorated by their owners with Freucn, Eng
lirb and American Haga, and the visitors seemed TO
appreciate the compliment By 80 breakfast was
over and the whole body fell into line aud red do
Broadway TO Chambersst, healed by the band and
preceded By three stalwsrt patroen of the
squad detour was made by way Of Chambers and
Centre st. around the City Hail. President Beekman of
the Board OF Aldermen. and Mayors Marshal Byrnes.
holding the Mayors flag the s:eps OF tue
City Hall 10 greet them in Mayor Hewitts Name Mr..
Beetm gave the visitors hearty welcome, apoIogzod
selves lucky that tssy G not nave e * n s ,s
umbrellas tate which had befaien all recent holiday
makers IN Nev-York.
Raymond Prefontalne. pre.ident OF ths Board OF
Aldermen OF Montreal. thanked Mr.. Beekman for bis
athletic associations or representative citizeDs SHOULD
choose TO visit Montreal during t 20 coming win.er
carnival same hearty weooms would be gwen hrin
few minutes were then spent In a0 Wing photO,
rapher to rake picur' OF tue visitors grouped against
gray background Of City Hall. and after lhse
cheers Ma, ana City New-York the lin" OF
march was resumed down Broadway. VISIT MAS next
athletes sd into the gallery the band pI yus Yaakes
Doodle. ali business suspended, and the onlsbed
mem, ers wondered what might be coming next The
band stopped ami tie Canadians three usty cheers
which were very cool cheers in their way AMI maze
fair Amount OF noi'c hut dwipded TO nsgnlcance at
the mighty shout which came up from tie hoor 10
RESPONSE: The SHOWS oers then sang verse Of the
seaise followed By pretty club song rons sting
Of solo, refrain and chorus, which smaced OF the open
air and the forest chase The Stock EScsa &c Glee Cuo
gracefully responded with three IT God save tue
Queen. which highly delighted the visitors. President
Whe Mr. Prsfopsine an Erssrus wman n and
te procrssion uiarchsd out, the band playing" Hail
COlumo Ia."
The Produce Exchange was visited There the
admitted to tbs floor OF the house and were
Exchange wa. reached The men began to think New.
York brokers Particularly good fellows and IL WAS
dtced 20 initiate one OF them into the CLUB membership
with due solemny. Charles ID. PARKER. president Of
the Exchange, was selected tor this louor aud hi. bulk
blanket was extended bJ twenty muscular hands 10
Mr. Park'rs two hundred pounds were placsi and
tm@s AM caught dim again. lie escaped uniniured. LOST
nothing but his BREATH and gained much spplsnse and
The then to Central Park and putting their
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